diff --git a/man/empire.6 b/man/empire.6
index df8f5b82..4be59941 100644
--- a/man/empire.6
+++ b/man/empire.6
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ empire \- Empire client
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B empire
 [\fB\-hkruv\fP]
-[\fB\-2\fP \fI outfile\fP]
-[\fB\-s\fP \fI [host:]port\fP]
+[\fB\-2\fP \fIoutfile\fP]
+[\fB\-s\fP \fI[host:]port\fP]
 [\fIcountry\fP
 [\fIpassword\fP]]
 .br